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The results of Shang Yang's reforms have reached this point, and are like a high-speed train. No one can stop it.

On the Chi Road.

Ying An, who led only a few hundred personal guards, was sitting in the carriage. The moment he stepped into the ambush circle, he instantly revealed an amused expression.

Thousands of people wielded powerful crossbows, and in an instant, arrows poured down like heavy rain towards Ying An's carriage and hundreds of personal guards.

The guards around Ying An were thrown into chaos.

Chapter 259: Warning Fusu! Ascending the throne of the Qin Dynasty!

When Ying An set out on the journey back to Xianyang from Handan, Zhao State, he had already anticipated that the journey would not be smooth sailing.

The news of the Qin King Ying Zheng's sudden illness was followed by a summons to return from Qin, having just conquered two countries. Without a doubt, it was obvious that if Ying Zheng made the slightest mistake, Ying An would soon become the next Qin King.

You know, Ying An had been unknown until he was sixteen years old, when he began to show his talent.

Short time and shallow foundation are the biggest weaknesses of Ying An's ascension to the throne.

But Ying An's achievement of destroying two countries in a row is enough to cover up his shortcomings.

Unfortunately, those who had supported Fusu before would obviously not be willing to let Ying An become the next King of Qin.

The best way to stop Ying An is undoubtedly assassination and physical destruction.

You know, assassination was a very popular method from the Warring States period to the Han Dynasty. In the future, Sima Qian even wrote a biography of assassins.

Those who wanted to kill Ying An, without knowing his supernatural powers, would undoubtedly ambush him on his way back to ensure nothing went wrong.

To some extent, Ying An has been waiting for this moment since he returned.

When the crossbow arrows like heavy rain poured towards him.

The guards, in a panic, soon discovered that these dense arrows, which were enough to destroy their entire army, seemed to have hit an invisible barrier when they flew to a distance of less than 30 meters from Ying An's carriage. With a series of tinkling sounds, they scattered all over the ground.

In just a blink of an eye, a thick layer of arrows on the ground covered the entire road.

For a moment, after experiencing the previous panic, the guards immediately guarded Ying An's carriage tightly.

"Protect the young master!!"

With a loud shout, all the guards quickly formed a defensive formation.

At the same time, having also witnessed Ying An's ability to block countless arrows from a distance, the elite soldiers assigned to carry out the assassination did not hesitate for even a moment. They bravely drew their weapons and rushed towards Ying An.

The enemy is outnumbered and we are numerous, and we have the advantage of being high above us and having a favorable terrain, which allows us to launch a sudden attack.

It can be said that even these elite soldiers were chosen by those who did not want Ying An to inherit the throne. At this moment, none of them thought that they would lose.

Seeing so many enemies rushing towards us.

Just as the leader of the guards was about to fight to the death, a streak of light instantly flew out from the carriage.

The green light seemed to be vaguely wrapping around a long sword.

As soon as the sword flew out, it rushed towards the surging enemies at lightning speed.

The flowing green sword nimbly shuttled among the numerous enemies.

After just a few breaths, the azure light shone and returned directly to the carriage.

However, those enemies who were so aggressive before fell down like wheat being cut.

Thousands of elite soldiers were killed in less than a few breaths, and all of this happened before his eyes.

After recovering from their shock, the guards hurriedly knelt down towards Ying An's carriage.

"Congratulations, young master, for receiving divine help!!"

"Congratulations, young master, for receiving divine help!!"

Rather than saying these guards were flattering him, it was more accurate to say that Ying An's divine sword control had truly astonished them. Furthermore, the image of Young Master Ying An in their hearts had been completely shrouded in an indelible mystery.

Ying An's calm figure was seen in the carriage.

"Leave fifty people behind to collect the bodies! The rest of you, continue on to Xianyang!"

"only!!"

After responding in unison, the guards quickly and spontaneously split into two groups. Fifty of them took the initiative to walk towards the assassins whose corpses were scattered all over the ground, in order to collect the bodies and prevent the corpses from causing a plague.

After years of wars and the Qin Dynasty's military merit system, the Qin army was very familiar with cleaning up the battlefield.

The remaining guards bypassed the battlefield, stepped onto the road again, and headed straight for Xianyang.

The news that Ying An was assassinated on the road was first transmitted back to Xianyang.

Inside the Xianyang Palace.

Ying Zheng, who was pretending to be sick, couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he learned that Ying An was assassinated on the way back to Xianyang.

With Ying Zheng's wisdom, the moment he learned about the assassination, he guessed who was the mastermind behind it.

Of course, Ying Zheng also guessed that although the mastermind behind the scenes was definitely related to Fusu, he also knew that all this must have been done by people who supported Fusu and were behind his back.

After all, the ending of Fusu made Ying Zheng firmly believe that his kind-hearted eldest son would never act in such a way even if he knew that the throne would fall to Ying An.

After hesitating for a moment, Ying Zheng said in a weak voice, "Come here, draft an edict! Confer the title of Lord of Chang'an on Prince Fusu. Grant him the fiefdom of Tunliu. Order him to go to his fiefdom immediately, without delay!"

The reward for Fusu was more of a warning than a reward.

After all, the previous Lord of Chang'an was Cheng Jiao, Ying Zheng's younger brother, whom he once cared about the most.

However, Cheng Jiao, the former Lord of Chang'an, chose to betray Ying Zheng. Regardless of the reason, betrayal is betrayal. Cheng Jiao's fate was to commit suicide after his defeat at Tunliu.

However, Ying Zheng moved the fief of the new Chang'an Jun Fusu to Tunliu.

This was a stark reminder to Fusu that, except for rebellion, he had no chance of ascending the throne of the Qin Dynasty. And the place of Tunliu was more like a warning to Fusu: don't forget the fate of his uncle, Chang'an Jun Chengjiao!

Soon, Ying Zheng's decree spread from the Xianyang Palace to the entire Xianyang city in an instant.

Inside Changping Jun's residence.

After hearing the news from his subordinates, Changping Jun smiled bitterly and said, "It was a missed opportunity!! I never thought that the throne of the Great Qin would fall to that sickly person. Chang'an Jun, the fiefdom of Tunliu. Your Majesty truly has good intentions in treating your eldest son, Fusu!"

After a deep sigh, Lord Changping said, "That's all. Give orders to prepare the ceremonial guards. When Master Ying An returns to Xianyang, I will personally go to greet him!"

Ying Zheng suddenly issued an edict to enfeoff Fusu. Moreover, this edict was announced almost immediately after Ying An was assassinated.

Then it is certain that the previous assassination attempt on Ying An has completely failed.

There will no longer be a second chance to assassinate Ying An.

It can be said that Ying An now has one foot halfway onto the throne of the Qin Dynasty.

In this situation, if he doesn't quickly tell Ying An about his fate, does he really intend to let the next King of Qin settle the score later?

Chapter 260: There are many people who are just sitting there doing nothing, but few who are loyal to their duties!

Inside Fusu's residence.

When the palace maid delivered the order, she conveyed the order of King Ying Zheng of Qin.

Fusu froze in place.

Chang'an Jun, fiefdom Tunliu. This is a blatant warning, although Fusu is pedantic, he is definitely not a fool.

Almost in an instant, he understood what Ying Zheng meant.

"The situation is over!" Several Confucian scholars around Fusu showed expressions of obvious despair.

He is indeed worthy of being the eldest son who has been carefully taught by Confucianism for so many years.

After regaining his composure, Fusu clasped his fists and bowed to the Confucian disciples and the numerous retainers who had come to his side. He said, "Everyone, I'm sorry to disappoint you all! Father's will cannot be disobeyed. I will pack my bags and head to my fiefdom immediately. If you don't mind, I'd like to write a letter for you. Given your talents, I believe even my younger brother would not bury them!"

After a slight pause, Fusu continued, "If you gentlemen don't mind, you can follow Fusu to Tunliu."

"I am willing to follow you, sir!" Many retainers and Confucian disciples chose the latter without even thinking.

Just kidding, these people are almost Fusu's die-hard fans. Even if they rely on a letter from Fusu to join the Ying An master's army, they will definitely not be given any important positions.

Not everyone is Li Si!!

Among the so-called retainers, those with extraordinary talents were ultimately only a tiny minority. In this era where a scholar is willing to die for his friend, job-hopping was undoubtedly the most despised act.

His own talent was not enough to reach the level of a great man, nor was he as ambitious as Li Si. Moreover, not long ago, these people under Fusu had assassinated Ying An without Fusu's knowledge.

Under such circumstances, no one would risk being beheaded to join Ying An.

Anyone who is not a fool should understand that once Ying An becomes the next King of Qin, a thorough investigation of the assassination attempt will be inevitable.

If he didn't follow Fusu, he would have fled as soon as possible. Would he have fallen into a trap by staying?

Fusu had no idea what these retainers of his had done without telling him, but he was so moved that tears filled his eyes.

He bowed to everyone and said, "Thank you for not abandoning me. Fusu will never let you down in the future!!"

Fusu, whose secret was completely concealed, immediately began to order his subordinates to pack their bags and prepare to go to Tunliu.

Ying Zheng's intention was clear: he had already decided to pass the throne to Ying An. As a once-recognized leader of the Qin Empire, he was clearly no longer suitable to remain in Xianyang. The best approach was to keep a low profile.

He left quietly, without notifying anyone or disturbing anyone. He believed that others would also tacitly ignore Fusu.

On Fusu's side, he packed up his luggage dejectedly and headed towards his fiefdom Tunliu with his family and retainers.

Soon, Ying An arrived outside Xianyang City under the escort of nearly a hundred guards.

In this era of cold weapons, Xianyang City is a very special city.

Because Xianyang City has no city walls!!

When Ying An and others arrived at the only way to enter Xianyang, several powerful people from the Qin Dynasty parked their carriages and raised their family emblems and flags, as if they had been waiting for a long time.

Changping Jun, the Meng family, the Wang family...

At the Great Qin court, almost all the forces had arrived. At this moment, the short journey to Xianyang was comparable to the Great Qin court meeting.

In the carriage, after hearing the report from the guard, Ying An knew in his heart that the previous assassination attempt on him on the road must have been related to most of the many dignitaries who were waiting for him.

But at the same time, he was also very clear that now was not the time to deal with the assassination! !

The pleasure of revenge is only suitable for the common people in the martial arts world, and is definitely not suitable for the Qin Dynasty.

A king should not harbor personal grudges. As long as someone is useful to him, then even those who have previously attempted to assassinate him should not be punished.

From the moment he became king, a clear dividing line was drawn between Ying An and others.

The king is supreme! Among his subjects, whether they are powerful or humble, they are nothing more than tools.

After waiting in the carriage for a while, Ying An calmly lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage.

The moment Ying An got off the car, Changping Jun, Meng Ao and other representatives of the Qin nobles immediately bowed respectfully to Ying An and said, "Your Highness, I greet you!"

"Thank you all for waiting so long! An still needs to go and pay his respects to my father. I will thank you later!"

“We dare not!” The powerful people immediately made excuses.

They appeared here at this moment just to express their attitude towards Ying An's upcoming ascension to the throne.

If I show up here, I may not be thanked by Ying An, but if I don’t show up, who knows if Ying An will make things difficult for me in the future?

It’s just like, in modern society, people who give gifts to leaders may not be remembered by them, but people who don’t will definitely be hated by them.

Under the watchful eyes of many dignitaries, Ying An got back on the carriage, crossed the wide road and headed straight towards the Xianyang Palace.

In the carriage, Ying An looked towards the east with a hint of sigh between his brows.

And in that direction, a team of carriages was heading towards Tunliu, facing the gradually dimming sunset.

Inside the Xianyang Palace.

After Ying An arrived, Ying Zheng, who pretended to be sick, drove away all the palace servants.

"How is it? What are your thoughts on Daqin along the way?"

"Father, are you talking about the assassination?" Ying An asked with a hint of amusement in his tone.

Ying Zheng rolled his eyes at Ying An and said, "I have experienced countless assassination attempts in my time. I am asking, what are your thoughts on the future of the Qin Dynasty?"

After thinking for a moment, Ying An said, "Many people are idle and idle, while few are loyal and dedicated to their duties!!"

After a moment's silence, Ying Zheng said with emotion, "Yes! Although the Great Qin is now the pride of the world due to its military merits and titles, it has also led to this situation."

After a slight pause, Ying Zheng reminded him, "An'er, although you possess great magical powers and lofty ambitions, if you were to become king, you must not act rashly! Changing a nation is no easy task!"